Source: Washington Post
by Marc A Thiessen
“As the bloodiest century in human history drew to a close, Americans looked back at the catastrophic mistakes that paved the way for World War II and the Cold War. Chief among them: the 1938 Munich agreement, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s misguided effort to appease Adolf Hitler, and the disastrous 1945 Yalta agreement that partitioned Europe and left the world teetering on the brink of nuclear Armageddon. At the start of a hopeful new century came a new axiom of U.S. foreign policy: No more Munichs, no more Yaltas. To which we must add: No more Budapests. On Dec. 5, the world will mark the 30th anniversary of the Budapest Memorandum of Security Assurances …. As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to negotiate an end to that struggle, he should heed the lessons of Budapest — so he does not repeat them.” (12/03/24)